2 final polls from 2018 to 2022 (average error 5.3 points): too few to grade. Crosstab grades every 2026 pollster on its own results after Election Day.
5 polls this cycle; its polls have been close to even with other polls (raw gap D+0.3, adjusted for its 5 polls); spread 0.69× what its sample sizes predict.
| Date | Poll | Result | vs. other polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09-22 | Texas Senate | Talarico 49, Paxton 45 | D+1.3 |
| 09-22 | Texas Governor | Hinojosa 46, Abbott 50 | R+1.1 |
| 08-24 | Texas Senate | Talarico 48, Paxton 42 | D+2.9 |
| 08-24 | Texas Governor | Hinojosa 42, Abbott 49 | R+2.6 |
| 04-20 | Texas Governor | Hinojosa 43, Abbott 48 | D+1 |
States polled: Texas.
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Slingshot Strategies has 2 final polls in the 1998–2022 results data, too few to receive a grade (at least 20 graded polls are needed). Its average error was 5.3 points.
Historically, Slingshot Strategies's misses leaned D+4 on average. In 2026 its polls have been close to even with other polls. Lean describes how its numbers compare; it isn't an accusation of bias.
5 polls in Crosstab's data, including Texas Senate, Texas Governor.
Grades: Crosstab Trust Index, computed from FiveThirtyEight's pollster-ratings data (CC BY 4.0), 1998–2022; 2026 measures from Crosstab's polling data.
Updated 2026-10-04 · Crosstab, nonpartisan polling analysis.